Similarities Between Ancient Greece And Mesopotamia

Egypt, Mesopotamian, and Greece had such a huge evolutionary on their political systems. All these three places evolve in different ways ones faster than others. That’s why here I will be talking about religion, political, and laws.
First, Greece had the biggest political change. The Persian king had a lot to do with the evolution. Cyrus the Persian King “embraced imperial monarchy a model of government while striving to expand his wealth and territorial holdings” There was a pivotal event in Cyrus reign. That was the conquest of Babylon in 539 B.C.E. At the time the ruler of Babylon was tormenting his people and dishonoring his gods. So, Cyrus decided to act into his own hands because of the complaints there were. While taking over …show more content…
These laws that Cyrus had provided for them to follow are laws that are very similar to what we have nowadays. Such as no stealing, not committing adultery, and no false witnessing. But even then, they couldn’t settle for a government. Therefore, taking extraordinary diverse forms and across different city states and over many centuries, political power could rest in the hands of a single individual. Monarchies and tyrants ran a lot of these cities. There was also a select few that used oligarchies. But the main form of politics was democracy. It was a widely regarded as the Greek’s greatest contribution to civilization. Then there was Egypt and their evolution throughout time. It was an Old Kingdom that was structured tightly to rank their hierarchy and preserve their king’s authority. They believed that their proper order society was superior to any other. They didn’t get along with others such as Near Easterners that were criticized by Merikare’s father. Royalty could marry family so they can preserve the purity of the royal line. Hierarchy seemed less important when it came to gender. They were more preservative of gender equality. Egyptians religion gave great respect to females. Just as the people from Mesopotamian …show more content…
He went betrayed his own city by bringing in the enemies to attack it. In the middle of this attack he was killed. Creon, which is the leader didn’t allow the people to bury him because of the crime he had committed. It had opposed everything they believed in so therefore not burying like everyone else. But Antigone thought it was unfair. So, she tried to convinced Creon to let her have a burial for her brother like everyone else once they passed away. As much as she insisted Creon had to stick to what they believed in. That’s when Antigone realized that family was more important than a law. So, she went right ahead to bury her brother without Creon’s consent. That is a way that Sophocles betrayed the Greek culture by doing the opposite of Antigone was told. Not only for not following the rules but for her gender. The freedom of Greek women was extremely limited. The rules and strictures placed on them were great even for the ancient world. Antigone's rebellion is especially threatening because it upsets gender roles and hierarchy. By refusing to be passive, she overturns one of the fundamental rules of her culture. She believes that women should be subservient to them or risk incurring their wrath. Men are stronger, she says, and therefore must be obeyed. So, for Sophocles to have made a woman refuse the leaders demands was complete